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Hello BP,I am ready to become someones student. Real estates is something that has caught my attention and i want FI. I am a hard worker and willing to learn from as much about the business as possible. I also am read...
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As we currently sit, interest rates are moving in a favorable direction meaning more and more buyers will begin to enter the market for investment properties. With a large increase in buyers, we can expect to see pric...
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I was tipped off by one of my tenants that they have been noticing multiple vehicles stopping by my apartment building at all hours of the day and through the night. He also informed me that the tenant involved had be...
I realised that I have clocked up a bunch of hours performing activities that lead to buying my house. These activities include shopping for mortgage, communication with lenders, going to open houses, doing comps for ...
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Hi All! Hoping someone can help me with this question. For the last couple years I have had losses on my tax returns from passive rental real estate activity. I am not considered a "real estate professional" by the IR...
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Cheers!I'm currently active duty Army and I want to begin building my REI portfolio and I'm currently in the process of potentially making my first property purchase strictly for the intent of investment. I understand...
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I used to think that the “big difference” , The “great divide” in investments was between equity and debt. A number of years later I revised my thinking and thought “business vs real estate”. Then I came to the conc...
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I'm curious to hear other people's experience getting utilities activated for inspections or appraisals on HUD homes while under contract. Any tips or tricks? Your experiences?
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $120,000
Cash invested: $25,000
Our latest Flip, this was a pre- foreclosure lead.
How did you find th...
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I've been researching this quite a bit and am looking into acquiring an STR that I would actively manage and would keep average stay at 7 days or less. I would like to meet the requirement of spending over 100 hours o...